NSTA Portfolio

How could we use Web 2.0 technologies to facilitate this e-portfolio through small pieces, loosely joined: blog, wiki, RSS feeds?

What is the purpose that NSTA wants to propose as the primary purpose for developing the portfolio (Wolf, 1999)?

• Learning (professional development),
• Assessment (high stakes/summative or formative?),
• Employment/Marketing

The AAHE Electronic Portfolio Clearinghouse identified six primary functions of electronic portfolios, which I have cross-referenced to Wolf’s three types:

AAHE Functions	~ Learning ~	~ Assessment ~	~ Employment ~
educational planning ~	~ XXX ~
documenting knowledge, skills, and abilities ~	~ XXX ~	~ XXX ~
tracking development ~	~ XXX ~
finding a job ~			~ XXX ~
evaluation within a course ~		~ XXX ~
performance monitoring in the workplace ~		~ XXX ~

A portfolio needs to include the following functions:

• Set professional development goals & plan PD
• Maintain a learning journal – track development in achieving NSTA Prof Standards

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Below is a diagram that expands upon NSTA's e-PD Portal

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What is the process for developing portfolios, with the value-added of Web 2.0?

~ Portfolio Development Process ~	~ Value-Added of Technology ~
Collection	Digital Archive
Selection	Hyperlinking/Thinking/Metacognition
Reflection and Direction (Goal-Setting) ~	Storytelling
Presentation	Publishing
Assessment & Evaluation	Collaboration

Questions to ask at each stage of the process:

Collection/Digital Archive:

• What is the content of portfolio items (determined by the assessment context) and the type of evidence to be collected?
• Which storage medium is most appropriate for the situation (will you use computer hard disk, videotape, local-area network, a WWW server, CD-ROM, etc.)?
• What multimedia materials will you gather that represent a learner's achievement?

Selection/Hyperlinking:

• How will you select the specific artifacts from the abundance of the working portfolio, to demonstrate achievement of the portfolio's stated goals?
• What are your criteria for selecting artifacts and for judging merit?
• How will you organize the digital artifacts? Have you selected software that allows you to create hyperlinks between goals, student work samples, rubrics, and assessment?

Reflection/Direction/Storytelling:

• What do your selected artifacts say about you and your learning?
• How will you record self-reflection on work and achievement of goals?
• How will you record goals for future learning based on the personal reflections and feedback?
• Portfolios tell a story. What story does your portfolio tell?

Presentation/Publishing:

• How will you use some of the graphics capabilities of current computer systems to add style and flair to the portfolio, and to interject personality and individuality?
• How will you record the portfolio to an appropriate presentation and storage medium?
• How will you or your students present the finished portfolio to an appropriate audience?

Assessment/Evaluation/Collaboration:

• How will you share work and record faculty or teacher feedback on student work and achievement of goals?
• How will you evaluate the portfolio's effectiveness in light of its purpose and the assessment context?
• Depending on portfolio context, how will you use portfolio evidence to make instruction/learning decisions?
• Will you develop a collection of exemplary portfolio artifacts for comparison purposes?

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